Planetary hours
in Kolkata.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:18
- 3☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:47
- 10☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:59 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:26
- 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:22
- 10♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:13
- 12☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.